Lucreta Stevenson - Vian Tenkiller

Obituaries

December 25, 2024

Lucreta Stevenson

Nov. 2, 1955 – Dec. 11, 2024

Memorial services for Lucreta Stevenson, 69, of Sallisaw, were held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024, at the Agent & Mallory-Martin Chapel in Sallisaw.

Cremation was under the direction of Agent & Mallory-Martin Funeral Home.

Mrs. Stevenson died on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024, in Sallisaw. She was born on Nov. 2, 1955, in Delano, Calif., to Rayburn Holloway and Wilma Marsh.

She enjoyed gardening and being with her cats. Survivors include one daughter, Larissa Ownbey of the home; one son, Christopher Short of the home; three sisters, Carol and Steve Belcher, Sharon and Andy Collins, and Linda and Dennis Weatherford, all of Missouri; one brother, Billy and Charlene Loux of Oregon; three grandchildren; and other family members and friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents; and one sister, Joyce Ann Holloway.

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